Subject: port-i386/9093: i386 install does not overwrite mbr
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd@twofifty.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/31/1999 18:12:39
>Number:         9093
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       i386 install does not overwrite mbr
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer (NetBSD/i386 Portmaster)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Dec 31 18:12:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hisashi T Fujinaka
>Organization:
	
>Release:        12/31/99<NetBSD-current source date>
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD alison 1.4P NetBSD 1.4P (alison) #14: Sun Dec 26 09:17:35 PST 1999 htodd@alison:/disk/alison/1/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/alison i386


>Description:
	i386 install does not overwrite the MBR, making the system not boot properly if you're changing from a system with LILO.
>How-To-Repeat:
Load linux and then try to load NetBSD.	
>Fix:
Boot a dos disk and do a "fdisk /mbr"	
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: